Bag



Jan. 22, 1963 E. s. WlLKAlTlS ETAL 3,074,450

BAG

2 Sheets-Sheet 1 Filed June 20, 1960 1963 E. s. WlLKAITlS ETAL 3,

BAG

2 Sheets-Sheet 2 Filed June 20, 1960 FIG.6.

56 M 5% h/AJQ United States Patent 3,074,450 BAG Edna SehwableWilkaitis, St. Louis, and William D. Stohlman, Clayton, Mo., assignorsto Bernie Bro. Bag Company, St. Louis, Mo., a corporation of MissouriFiled June 20, 1950, Ser. No. 37,495 14 Claims. (Cl. 150-1) Thisinvention relates to bags, and more particularly to multi-purposetextile bags.

Among the several objects of the invention may be noted the provision ofa multi-purpose bag which may be utilized for packaging commodities suchas flour and then readily converted to a blouse; the provision of sucha-bag which is convertible to a blouse simply by removing certainstitching; and the provision of such a bag which is of simple andeconomical construction. Other objects and features will be in partapparent and in part pointed out hereinafter.

The invention accordingly comprises the constructions hereinafterdescribed, the scope of the invention being indicated in the followingclaims.

In the accompanying drawings, in which several of various possibleembodiments of the invention are illustrated, 7

FIG. 1 is a view in perspective of a bag of the invention in its filledcondition;

FIG. 2 is a view in front elevation of a bag of the invention assupplied by the bag manufacturer and prior to filling;

FIG. 3 is a fragmentary side edge elevation taken on line 3-3 of FIG. 2;

FIG. 4 is a horizontal section taken on line 4-4 of FIG. 2;

FIG. 5 is a vertical section taken on line 5--5 of FIG. 1; and

FIG. 6 is a view in front elevation showing an alternative embodiment ofa bag of the invention.

Corresponding reference characters indicate corresponding partsthroughout the several views of the drawmgs.

Referring to the drawings, a bag of the present invention generallydesignated 1 is shown to consist of a blank of cloth folded in half toprovide a front wall 3 and a back wall 5 overlying each other. It willbe understood that any suitable cloth or other material for use as a bagand subsequent use as a blouse may be utilized, and that the materialmay be of various colors, designs, etc.

' As shown, front wall 3 and back wall 5 are joined together along anintermediate portion at one side by a fold 7, are free of one another atthe upper end of this side to provide an armhole 9 and are free of oneanother at the lower end of this side to provide a vent 11. At the otherside of the bag 1, front wall 3 and back wall 5 are joined along anintermediate portion by a stitched seam 13, are free of one another atthe upper end thereof to provide an armhole 15 and are free of oneanother at the lower end thereof to provide a vent 17. The edges offront wall 3 and back wall 5 surrounding armholes 9 and 15 are overcaststitched as indicated at 19, and the edges of front wall 3 and back wall5 which form vents 11 and 17 are also overcast stitched as indicated at21.

At one end of the bag 1, the upper end as shown in FIG. 2, the frontwall 3 and back wall 5 are free of one another along an intermediateportion to provide a neck opening 23 and are joined together alongsloping lateral portions 25 by stitched seams. The edges of the frontwall 3 and back wall 5 surrounding neck opening 23 are overcast stitchedas indicated at 27. At the other end of the bag 1, the lower end asshown in FIG. 2, the front wall 3 and back wall 5 are free of oneanother to provide a body opening 29.

Inward of the sides and the lower end of the bag 1 are three lines ofstitching designated 31, 33 and 35, respectively, joining the front wall3 and back wall 5 of the bag. Lines of stitching 31 and 33 extendlongitudinally of the bag on either side of neck opening 23 andconstitute bag side seams. The third line of stitching 35 extendstransversely of the bag between lines of stitching 31 and 33 adjacentthe lower end of the bag and const-itutes the bag bottom seam. The threelines of stitching '31, 33 and 35 thus define the bag proper, and neckopening 23 constitutes the mouth of the bag through which the bag may befilled. It will be understood that lines of stitching 31, 33 and 35 areof a type adapted to be readily removed from the bag, and will generallybe sewn in one continuous operation.

In use, the bag 1 is filled with a commodity such as flour, for example,through neck opening 23 which serves as the mouth of the bag. A fourthline of stitching 37 extending transversely of the bag between lines ofstitching 31 and 33 is then sewn adjacent neck opening 23 to join frontwall 3 and back wall 5 and close the mouth of the bag constituted byneck opening 23 (see FIG. 1). Line of stitching 37 thus constitutes thebag top seam. The bag 1 in the filled condition is then ready forshipment or storage and as shown, has two fiat laterally outstandingportions designated 39 and 4-1, respectively, having armholes 9 and 15and vents 11 and 17, respectively, therein.

The contents of the bag 1 may be removed by first removing line ofstitching 37 thereby exposing neck opening 23 as the mouth of the bag.Following removal of the contents through neck opening 23, lines ofstitching 31, 33 and 35 are then removed and this converts the bag intoa blouse. After washing, the blouse is then ready to wear, the body ofwearer being received through body opening 29, the neck through neckopening 23 and the arms through armholes 9 and 15.

'FIG. 6 illustrates a modification of the invention in which three linesof stitching 43, 45 and 47 joining the front wall 3 and back wall 5 ofthe 'bag are located inward of the sides and upper end of the bag. Linesof stitching 43 and 45 extend longitudinally of the bag at a distanceinward from the sides of the bag and constitute bag side seams. Thethird line of stitching 47 extends transversely of the bag between linesof stitching 43 and 45 adjacent the upper end of the bag and constitutesthe bag top seam. The three lines of stitching 43, 4-5 and 47 thusdefine the outline of the bag, and the portion of body opening 29 lyingbetween lines of stitching 4-3 and 45 constitutes a mouth through whichthe 'bag may be filled. In this embodiment of the invention, the bag isclosed after filling by a fourth line of stitching (not shown) extendingbetween lines of stitching 43 and 45 adjacent the lower end of the bag,this fourth line of stitching constituting the bag bottom seam. The bagmay then be converted into a blouse in the manner described above.

in view of the above, it will be seen that the several objects of theinvention are achieved and other advantageous results attained.

As various changes could be made in the above const-ructions withoutdeparting from the scope of the invention, it is intended that allmatter contained in the above description or shown in the accompanyingdrawings shall be interpreted as illustrative and not in a limitingsense.

We claim:

1. A bag adapted for conversion to a blouse comprising front and blackwalls joined together along a portion of each side thereof and free ofone another along the remaining portion of each side thereof to providearmholes toward one end thereof, and joined together along lateralportions of said one end and free of one another along an intermediateportion of said one end to provide a neck opening at said one, end, andfirst, second and third lines of stitching joining the front and backwalls inward of the sides and adjacent an end of the bag, said first andsecond lines of stitching extending longitudinally of the bag spacedinward from the sides thereof and constituting bag side seams and saidthird line of stitching extending transversely of the bag between saidfirst and second lines of stitching adjacent one end of the bag, saidstitching being removable to convert the bag to a blouse.

2. A bag as set forth in claim 1 wherein said third line of stitching isat the end opposite the said one end having said neck opening.

3. A bag as set forth in claim 2 wherein said first and second line ofstitching extend longitudinally of the bag on opposite sides of saidneck opening.

4. A bag as set forth in claim 1 wherein said third line of stitching isat the end having said neck opening.

5. A bag as set forth in claim 1 wherein the bag consists of a blank ofcloth folded in half and wherein said front and back walls are joinedalong a portion of one side by a fold having a slit therein to providean armhole at that side and joined along a portion of the other side bya stitched seam having an opening therein to provide an armhole oppositesaid first mentioned armhole.

6. A bag as set forth in claim 5 wherein said third line of stitching isat the end opposite the said one end having said neck opening.

7. A bag as set forth in claim 6 wherein said first and second lines ofstitching extend longitudinally of the hag on opposite sides of saidneck opening.

8. A bag as set forth in claim 5 wherein said third line of stitching isat the end having said neck opening.

9. A bag adapted for conversion to a blouse comprising front and backWalls joined together along an intermediate portion of each side thereofand free of one another along the upper portion of each side thereof toprovide armholes toward the upper end thereof, and

joined together along sloping lateral portions of said upper end andfree of one another along an intermediate portion of said upper end toprovide a neck opening at said upper end, and first, second and thirdlines of stitching joining the front and back walls inward of the sidesand adjacent the lower end of the bag, said finst and second lines ofstitching extending longitudinally of the bag spaced inward from thesides thereof and constituting bag side seams and said third line ofstitching extending transversely of the bag between said first andsecond lines of stitching adjacent one end of the bag, said stitchingbeing removable to convert the bag to a blouse.

10. A bag as set forth in claim 9 wherein said first and second lines ofstitching extend longitudinally of the bag on opposite sides of saidneck opening.

11. A bag as set forth in claim 10 wherein said front and back walls arefree of one another along the lower portion of each side thereof toprovide vents toward the lower end thereof. 7

12. A bag as set forth in claim 9 wherein the bag consists of a blank ofcloth folded in half and wherein said front and back walls are joinedalong an intermediate portion of one side by a fold having a slit at theupper end thereof to provide an armhole at that side and joined along anintermediate portion of the other side by' a stitched seam having anopening at the upper end thereof to provide an armhole opposite saidfirst mentioned armhole.

13. A bag as set forth in claim 12 wherein said first and second linesof stitching extendlongitudinally of the bag on opposite sides of saidneck opening.

14. A bag as set forth in claim 13 wherein said front and back walls arefree of one another along the lower portion of each side thereof toprovide vents toward the lower end thereof.

References Cited in the file of this patent UNITED STATES PATENTS277,744 Kimball May 15, 1883 2,534,473 Peek Dec. 19, 1950 2,858,541Mangan Nov. 4, 1958

1. A BAG ADAPTED FOR CONVERSION TO A BLOUSE COMPRISING FRONT AND BLACKWALLS JOINED TOGETHER ALONG A PORTION OF EACH SIDE THEREOF AND FREE OFONE ANOTHER ALONG THE REMAINING PORTION OF EACH SIDE THEREOF TO PROVIDEARMHOLES TOWARD ONE END THEREOF, AND JOINED TOGETHER ALONG LATERALPORTIONS OF SAID ONE END AND FREE OF ONE ANOTHER ALONG AN INTERMEDIATEPORTION OF SAID ONE END TO PROVIDE A NECK OPENING AT SAID ONE END, ANDFIRST, SECOND AND THIRD LINES OF STITCHING JOINING THE FRONT AND BACKWALLS INWARD OF THE SIDES AND ADJACENT AN END OF THE BAG, SAID FIRST ANDSECOND LINES OF STITCHING EXTENDING LONGITUDINALLY OF THE BAG SPACEDINWARD FROM THE SIDES THEREOF AND CONSTITUTING BAG SIDE SEAMS AND SAIDTHIRD LINE OF STITCHING EXTENDING TRANSVERSELY OF THE BAG BETWEEN SAIDFIRST AND SECOND LINES OF STICHING ADJACENT ONE END OF THE BAG, SAIDSTITCHING BEING REMOVABLE TO CONVERT THE BAG TO A BLOUSE.